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Sandlots

A vacant lot where children play.

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noun
  1. 1

    A vacant lot where children play.

    "Many great players started out playing sandlot baseball."

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baseballnounA sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and East Asia, in which the objective is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run counter-clockwise among four bases, resulting in the scoring of a run. The team with the most runs after termination of play, usually nine innings, wins.
stickballnounA street game similar to baseball, played with a stick, a ball and various ad hoc materials; found primarily in large cities in the northeastern United States.
little leaguernounA player in the Little League.
semipronoun(slang) Semiprofessional.
blacktopsnoun(US, uncountable) Asphalt concrete or similar bituminous black paving material used for the surface of roads (e.g., tarmacadam, tarmac).
infieldsnoun(baseball) The region of the field roughly bounded by the home plate, first base, second base and third base.
gridironnoun(American football) The field on which American football is played.
playgroundsnoun(outdoors) A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
leaguesnoun(sports) An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship.
leaguersnoun(usually in compounds) A person in a league
outfieldsnoun(baseball, softball) The region of the field between the infield and the outer fence.
duckpinsnounA game played by bowling a small ball at such pins.
minor leaguenounAn association of sports teams that plays at a level below the major leagues of a sport.
ballplayernounAlternative form of ball player. [A player of a ball game; especially a basketball, baseball, or football player.]
kidnoun(informal) A child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult.
hardscrabblenoun(Canada, US, by extension) Involving hard work and struggle.
hoovervillenoun(historical) Any of many shantytowns established by the homeless in the United States in the Great Depression of the early twentieth century.
footballnounA sport played on foot in which teams attempt to get a ball into a goal or zone defended by the other team.
cinder tracknounA cinder track is a type of race track, generally purposed for track and field or horse racing, whose surface is composed of cinders.
ballparksnoun(US, figuratively) The general vicinity; somewhere close; a broad approximation.

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